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Through miscellaneous topics and interesting guests, Danie explores knowledge, consciousness, and human stories. thedandanflow.substack.com
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#29 Jimmy Chuang (opens the original)
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Danie sits down with old friend Jimmy Chuang — English teacher, Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, and the person behind Source Combatives. They pick up after losing touch around COVID: Jimmy’s years in China teaching English for a visa while learning to teach BJJ in Chinese, three lockdowns inside a xiaogu, 20 weeks of cooking, selling Bitcoin to get through it, then a three-month trip around China including Inner Mongolia. He talks about why he chose BJJ, what he sees in kids who are afraid to make mi
#28 Robin Wilmans (opens the original)
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Danie sits down with Robin Wilmans — the Cape Town front-of-house operator known for The Duchess, Harry’s, and a very unfiltered way of running a room. They cover how he fell into hospitality after project management, the early Red Bull years, corporate work in Dubai, and why he came back to South Africa to do the thing that actually makes him happy: looking after people. Robin talks about the “it factor” that separates a real venue from a copy-paste restaurant, how he curates an evening as thea
#27 Diego Milesi (opens the original)
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Danie sits down with Diego Milesi — founder of the beloved Ferdinando’s wood-fired pizza spot in Observatory and the weekly community Pasta Kitchen — for a raw, touching and deeply authentic conversation. They explore his Italian roots, the philosophy that “pizza is about love,” Mediterranean values of connection and food, and how a love story with his South African wife led to building a life and business in Cape Town. Diego opens up about the devastating shark attack that took his wife Kiki, t
#26 Nic Pauling (opens the original)
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Danie sits down with Nic Pauling — acclaimed South African actor with decades of theater, TV & film work — for a candid conversation about the realities of the craft. They explore his philosophy of acting (quality, enjoyment & financial benefits — you only need two), the brutal money situation in the South African industry, theater vs screen work, ego, self-doubt and what it really takes to survive and thrive as an actor. Nic also shares stories from projects like Warrior (32 episodes), Charlie
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